The local standing committee refused to prefer charges against him.

"If you want to prefer charges, sure, but the state generally doesn't push it in incidents like this."

Despite the Museum's not preferring charges, the incident became public knowledge.

I shall go with you, to prefer charges against him.

In private organizations, a motion to impeach can be used to prefer charges.

I can see why you didn't prefer charges immediately.

Are you willing to go with us and prefer charges against them?

Lorenzo takes the extreme step of preferring legal charges against his wife and friend.

If we got the Turkish government to cooperate in this, they could prefer charges.

The Marines' decision to prefer charges, based on the recommendation of an investigation board, comes as no surprise.